{"id":718,"date":"2020-01-08T03:35:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T21:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/schooltestwp3\/?page_id=718"},"modified":"2022-03-24T19:59:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T19:59:09","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"718\" class=\"elementor elementor-718\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cfa64a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cfa64a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff45ec5\" data-id=\"ff45ec5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f36b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87f36b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News and Updates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1efd00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1efd00\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"main-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0838c2\" data-id=\"a0838c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91f46fd elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"91f46fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/september-is-attendance-awareness-month\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/09\/AM-Web.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27082\" alt=\"September is Attendance Awareness Month\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/09\/AM-Web.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/09\/AM-Web-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/09\/AM-Web-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/september-is-attendance-awareness-month\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSeptember is Attendance Awareness Month\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Academic growth, better test scores, and higher graduation rates all hinge on attendance, especially in the early grades.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-27072 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/keeping-tabs-on-the-beginning-of-the-2025-26-school-year\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/08\/KT-August-2025.00_07_37_09.Still007.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-27073\" alt=\"Keeping Tabs Image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/08\/KT-August-2025.00_07_37_09.Still007.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/08\/KT-August-2025.00_07_37_09.Still007-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/08\/KT-August-2025.00_07_37_09.Still007-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/08\/KT-August-2025.00_07_37_09.Still007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/08\/KT-August-2025.00_07_37_09.Still007-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022\/09\/RISD_logo_wordpress.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4850\" alt=\"RISD_logo_wordpress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022\/09\/RISD_logo_wordpress.jpg 600w, https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2022\/09\/RISD_logo_wordpress-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/RichlandES\/new-volunteer-management-system\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNew Volunteer Management System\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Before participating in volunteer opportunities in schools and district facilities, all RISD volunteers must complete a background 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